Bahamas vs Cape Verde: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Bahamas
3,657 tonnes
in 2022
Cape Verde
3,763 tonnes
in 2022
Bahamas rank
172nd
Cape Verde rank
170th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Bahamas
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 3,763 tonnes against 3,657 tonnes in Bahamas, a difference of 106 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Bahamas ranks 172nd and Cape Verde ranks 170th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 8 and Cape Verde in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 1.22 tonnes | 9.71 tonnes | 8.49 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1760s | 1.31 tonnes | 9.72 tonnes | 8.42 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1770s | 1.39 tonnes | 9.73 tonnes | 8.34 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1780s | 1.48 tonnes | 9.74 tonnes | 8.26 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1790s | 1.57 tonnes | 9.74 tonnes | 8.17 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1800s | 1.66 tonnes | 9.74 tonnes | 8.08 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1810s | 1.71 tonnes | 9.76 tonnes | 8.04 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1820s | 1.72 tonnes | 9.8 tonnes | 8.08 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1830s | 1.73 tonnes | 9.84 tonnes | 8.11 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1840s | 1.72 tonnes | 9.87 tonnes | 8.15 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1850s | 1.66 tonnes | 9.78 tonnes | 8.12 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1860s | 1.94 tonnes | 8.91 tonnes | 6.97 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1870s | 2.1 tonnes | 9.87 tonnes | 7.76 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1880s | 2.25 tonnes | 11.27 tonnes | 9.02 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1890s | 2.48 tonnes | 12.41 tonnes | 9.94 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1900s | 2.72 tonnes | 14.55 tonnes | 11.83 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1910s | 3.16 tonnes | 14.19 tonnes | 11.03 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1920s | 3.67 tonnes | 15.48 tonnes | 11.81 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1930s | 4.67 tonnes | 19.38 tonnes | 14.71 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1940s | 6.48 tonnes | 25.62 tonnes | 19.14 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1950s | 138.14 tonnes | 111.91 tonnes | 26.22 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 1,011 tonnes | 179.24 tonnes | 831.71 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 25,781 tonnes | 5,971 tonnes | 19,810 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 14,415 tonnes | 719.2 tonnes | 13,695 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 14,111 tonnes | 611.57 tonnes | 13,499 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 6,315 tonnes | 1,428 tonnes | 4,887 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 5,358 tonnes | 2,768 tonnes | 2,590 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 3,517 tonnes | 3,271 tonnes | 245.7 tonnes | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Bahamas or Cape Verde?
- Cape Verde, at 3,763 tonnes against 3,657 tonnes in Bahamas as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Bahamas and Cape Verde?
- 106 tonnes, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Cape Verde?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Bahamas and Cape Verde rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Bahamas ranks 172nd and Cape Verde ranks 170th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.